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hey everyone I'm DJ Caitlin and you are
listening to icrt FM 100 and I'm so
excited because today we have Charlie
puth joining us to talk about his brand
new album Now Charlie when you make
music I feel like you're creating some
sort of a Sonic experience with and also
influenced by people so how are you able
to do this with your upcoming album
Charlie that's a great that's a great
question thank you for that I um well I
wanted that to be the primary focus on
how I made this music
um rather than doing what I did on the
last album which was referencing
music from the past uh this was just
where I put the feelings first and then
you just came second for this album
I could definitely feel the feelings it
was almost like when you listen to your
music that you're just trying to put all
the different musical puzzle pieces
together and figure out what exactly is
the storyline behind everything you're
writing I love that I love it too so
what's the biggest difference between
creating Charlie and perhaps some of
your other musical works because you
know you are a songwriter and a musician
forced and for more most
I think the most notable difference when
making this record
um is how I involved people actual
people uh in the process uh usually I
kind of hide away and work with a small
group of people now this time around it
is all about uh involving people from
every step of the way from the demo to
the finished products
and is that what you're most excited
about with your upcoming release perhaps
letting the people know that their songs
and their ideas of being heard yeah
definitely and I get so excited when I
hear unofficial versions of songs that
aren't even out yet uh it's it this
album is not only about myself and my
life but also to encourage other people
to be creative
I definitely feel like when you write
the songs it's like you're writing it
for whatever we're going through at that
current moment of time and that's why we
really love your music well it's very
nice of you
now as all the greats have said it you
need to be listening to as much music as
you are creating at the time so is there
anyone that you that's been on repeat
for you recently or perhaps there are
little bits of sounds that are giving
you inspiration at the moment
I I love K-pop and I love new jeans
they're
um a new uh group of big hit and I'm
just I I love the energy I love big
energy that comes from K-pop
I love seeing it spill over uh into uh
Western acts as well
you James are definitely killing it at
the moment now but I do have a question
if you're gonna throw back to any
generation or era to sing any one of
your songs whether it's a song that
you're releasing or you haven't released
yet which generation would it be
ooh like generation of people could be
people it could be an era just if you
could go anywhere and sing a song any
one of your songs oh
um maybe maybe the early 60s where
um the technological aspects of Music
were just about to turn over and become
even more advanced and thus making the
music sound a bit more gas
and what song would it be do we get to
know
sure I guess loser I might as well plug
loser because that's all we can come out
yeah
I do love Luther it is so catchy it was
all I was listening to this morning and
singing as I was walking along to the
office self-deprecating
and uh Us in Taiwan our food obsessed so
I want to know was there any sort of
treats or meals you were snacking on as
you're making loser or any of your other
tracks
oh I mean I made this album pretty much
all by myself and I ate a lot by myself
um I probably I think I just drank a lot
of coffee a lot of coffee
um on an empty stomach because that's
what gives me the most energy and I
started all of these slots in the
morning it was like a nine-to-five job
so I drink the black coffee and then I
just get all worked up I feel you coffee
is where it's at these days
and where do you see the future of your
music or perhaps music as a whole
generally moving or shifting towards
I mean it's hard to pinpoint one aspect
of music of where it's going but I think
uh in a broad sense I do believe that
music uh is going to become more
truthful and
you just go on it's going to be less
about uh manufactured pop
and but even
with a big acts that uh have big
presence like K-pop ass it's gonna be
how that genuine
wants to as well
now speaking of Music being more
truthful is there like an underlying
message that you'd like to share with
your upcoming album Charlie
that I the underlying message would be
that I wanted to inspire The Listener
it's not just about me
wonderful thank you so much tally we're
really excited for your new music and
hello from us here in Taiwan and we'll
catch you soon thank you Taiwan I
appreciate you
thank you so much bye-bye thank you bye